Coverlet
Textile
Overshot coverlet, navy-blue and white wool*, Monk's Belt variation**/geometric pattern with 8" x 8" checkerboard divided by three belts with four squares made of five cream-and-navy squares, two panels sewn at center, made by Jemima Adaline Baker (1843-1913), 84"h x 62"w, 1890-1900.
* The wool was from sheep raised on the Baker farm; dyed with herbs and barks.
** Pattern name per "Of Coverlets," Wilson & Kennedy"
2015.4.3
Baker, Jemima Adaline (Knox Co.)
1890 - 1900
84 in
62 in